News from September 2018
Hodak's restaurant customer alleges mat caused fall
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis restaurant is being sued by a patron who alleges a mat caused her to fall.
Driver alleges motorist who struck vehicle in St. Louis failed to keep proper lookout
ST. LOUIS – A woman alleges she suffered injuries to her head and neck because of a collision at a St. Louis intersection.
Urban Labs and Community Services alleged to owe more than $30,000
ST. LOUIS – A clinical laboratory alleges it is owed more than $30,000 for its services.
Driver alleged to have failed to keep proper lookout in Gravois Avenue collision
ST. LOUIS – A man alleges his neck, head and other parts of his body were injured when his vehicle was struck while traveling in St. Louis.
Two allege R & R Contracting Services driver failed to yield in I-70 collision
ST. LOUIS – Two St. Louis residents allege they were injured when a tractor-trailer operated by a Warren County man struck their vehicle on Interstate 70.
Man alleges distracted driver caused St. Louis collision
ST. LOUIS – A driver alleges he incurred damages of more than $25,000 after another motorist struck his vehicle.
Illinois woman alleged to have disobeyed stop sign in St. Louis crash
ST. LOUIS – A driver alleges he was injured when an Illinois woman failed to obey a stop sign and collided with his vehicle.
Safeco Insurance, others alleged to have failed to pay individuals' uninsured motorist claim
ST. LOUIS – Two individuals injured in a collision in Tennessee are seeking damages under their uninsured motorist insurance policies.
Widow alleges Gardner Denver, others failed to warn of asbestos dangers
ST. LOUIS – A widow alleges her late husband's lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos during his childhood and his career in the 1970s.
Driver alleges collision with Wallis Oil tractor-trailer caused more than $300,000 in medical expenses
ST. LOUIS – A driver alleges he incurred several hundred thousand dollars' worth of medical expenses after a tractor-trailer collided with his vehicle in St. Louis.
Negligence suit filed against Royal Oak Nursing and Rehab over resident's death
ST. LOUIS – A mother has filed a suit against several health care entities over the 2016 death of her son.
Surviving spouse of auto mechanic alleges asbestos from Owens-Illinois, others' products caused cancer
ST. LOUIS – The surviving spouse of a man formerly employed as an automobile mechanic alleges exposure to asbestos during his career caused him to develop lung cancer.
National Guardsman sues St. Louis, police over his arrest during Stockley acquittal protests
ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Record) – A St. Louis man who is a member of the National Guard recently filed a federal suit claiming his rights were violated when he was pepper sprayed and arrested during protests last year that followed the acquittal of former city police officer Jason Stockley on murder charges.
Motorist alleges cost of damages to vehicle after rear-end collision in St. Louis totaled more than $7,000
ST. LOUIS – A man alleges he sustained more than $7,000 worth of damages to his vehicle after a rear-end collision in St. Louis.
Kingdom House volunteer alleges she has been unable to return to work due to injuries caused by rocking chair
ST. LOUIS – A volunteer at a St. Louis organization alleges she has lost more than $5,000 in income because of injuries she sustained when a rocking chair collapsed and injured her.
Call center worker files class action claiming Clayton company required employees to work overtime unpaid
ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Record) – A former call center employee recently filed a Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) collective class action against Clayton-based Serco Inc., claiming the company required her and others to work overtime unpaid.
Man alleges lung cancer was caused by exposure from Anco Insulations, others' products
ST. LOUIS – A man alleges he was exposed to asbestos in Tennessee and Texas and that the exposure caused him to develop lung cancer.
Man alleges lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure in North Dakota, Minnesota
ST. LOUIS – A man alleges he developed lung cancer as a result of exposure to asbestos from 1961 to the early 1970s during his employment.
Johnson & Johnson talcum powder case will stay in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
ST. LOUIS — The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri has decided that a case alleging Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products have been linked to ovarian cancer will not be moved to another court.
Appeals court ends discord over rightful owner of Elvis guitar
ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed judgment in favor of the National Music Museum: America's Shrine to Music, in a dispute over who owns the guitar Elvis Presley played during his final tour in 1977.